Cycling

BBC to showcase RideLondon – "the greatest cycling event in the world"

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom at the London Media Centre

August 10 - RideLondon, a two-day world class festival of cycling that will be the first direct sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympics, will make its debut on the weekend of August 3 next year showcased by the BBC, who have agreed a five-year contract to cover an event that aspires to create a "London Marathon on wheels".

WADA backs USADA to investigate Armstrong doping case despite McQuaid comments

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

August 8 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has backed the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to investigate seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong for taking banned performance-enhancing drugs despite International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid calling for his organisation to handle the case.

Sir Chris Hoy becomes Britain's most successful Olympian with another gold at London 2012

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw at the Velodrome on Olympic Park in London

August 7 - Sir Chris Hoy powered his way into the history books of sport today as he became the greatest British Olympian of all time at the age of 36 on a thrilling, dramatic and controversial final session of track cycling at London 2012.

Roof leaks at London 2012 Velodrome doesn't affect Olympic completion

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

August 7 - Roof leaks have been spotted at the London 2012 Velodrome but officials have promised that they have had no bearing on the Olympic competition that Britain have dominated.

King Kenny proves British selectors right with Olympic gold

By Tom Degun at the Velodrome in London

August 6 - Britain's Jason Kenny produced a stunning display to claim the Olympic men's individual sprint title here as he beat arch-rival and reigning world champion Grégory Baugé 2-0 in the final to justify his controversial selection ahead of Sir Chris Hoy.

British gold rush at the Velodrome halted as Clancy takes bronze

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

August 6 - For the first day in the London 2012 track cycling competition, Britain did not take a gold medal at the Velodrome but there was still a superb performance from Ed Clancy as he claimed bronze for Team GB in the men's omnium.

Women's team pursuit gold pushes Team GB up to third place in medal table

By Tom Degun at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park in London

August 4 - The women's team pursuit trio of Dani King (pictured, left), Laura Trott (pictured, centre) and Joanna Rowsell (pictured, right) continued Britain's stunning form here tonight as they claimed the home nation's third gold medal at the Velodrome and 11th Team GB win overall at London 2012 with victory over the United States in a world record time of 3mins 14.051sec.

Retiring Pendleton gives Britain another golden night in the Velodrome

By David Owen at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park in London

August 3 - Victoria Pendleton made amends for her opening night disappointment here today, showing the way home to her five rivals in the keirin, as the host nation underlined its dominance of Olympic cycling disciplines by winning both gold medals on offer.

British cycling gold medal stands despite Hindes admitting he crashed "on purpose"

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

August 3 - Great Britain's cycling gold medal in the three-man team sprint will be allowed to stand despite an admission by Philip Hindes that he crashed on purpose to get a restart.

Britain's most successful Olympian Sir Chris Hoy gives Team GB cycling another day in sun

By David Owen at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park in London

August 2 - Another good day for the host nation ended in near perfect fashion in the Velodrome, with Sir Chris Hoy and his team-mates (pictured) pedalling to the gold medal in the men's team sprint while setting a new world record time.

From the Champs Elysées to Cobham – Wiggins triumphs in suburbia

By David Owen at Hampton Court Palace in London

August 1 - Tour de France heroes Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome put the seal on by far the host nation's best day of London 2012 in suburban Surrey today, taking gold and bronze in the men's individual time trial.

Twitter blamed for jamming Olympic information during cycle road race

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 29 - In the first broadcasting controversy of London 2012, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) pledged today that the problems which beset yesterday's men's cycle road race were "teething troubles" which would not be repeated.

Vos ensures pre-race favourite finally wins out in women's cycling road race

By Mike Rowbottom

July 29 - One cycling road race favourite succeeded where another had failed today as Marianne Vos took gold in The Mall a day after home hope Mark Cavendish had finished without a medal in the men's event.

Fame hasn't turned Victoria's head, insists cycling star Pendleton's mother

By David Gold

July 29 - The mother of Beijing 2008 cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton says that fame has not affected her daughter, as she gears up to try and claim victory at this this year's Olympics.

Cavendish frustrated as Vinokourov takes gold in road race watched by a million spectators

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom at The Mall in London

July 28 - The was no "icing on the cake" here for Britain's all-conquering Tour de France cyclists – but the Games themselves were sweetly enhanced by a road race which initial reports indicated had drawn more than a million spectators out into the balmy, sunshine of Surrey and central London.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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